Opportunities With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

The central mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans — whether they are applying for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products.

There are currently 2 Attorney Avisor positions posted:

Attorney-Advisor (General) – Closes Feb. 27, 2013:

OFFICE: Research, Markets, & Regulation

GRADES: 60, 71 : $103,000 – $224,983

APPOINTMENT: Open to All US Citizens (Excepted service – Permanent)

This position is located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Office of Research, Markets and Regulations. This organization is responsible for one or more specific areas of consumer protection law and regulation. You will serve as an authority on the most significant legal issues and conducts complex projects related to the formulation, implementation and interpretation of laws, regulations and rules in one or more areas of financial services and consumer credit law.

Attorney-Advisor (General) – Closes Feb. 28, 2013:

OFFICE: Research, Markets, & Regulation

GRADE: 53 : $98,000 – $149,036

APPOINTMENT: Open to All US Citizens (Excepted service – Permanent)

This position is located in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Regulations, which is part of the Division of Research, Markets and Regulations. This position serves as a journeyman level attorney handling complex legal assignments involving the interpretation of consumer financial laws and other regulatory matters in one or more areas of financial services and consumer credit law, including matters involving complex facts and no clear-cut precedent.  The incumbent is expected to produce thorough and accurate legal analyses of complex legal and policy initiatives with little supervisory direction.

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